A high-temperature polycyclocondensation of isomeric 4,4'-bis[tetraphenyl-(
4,5-dicarboxynaphth-1-yl)phenyl]benzophenone dianhydrides and aromatic tetr
amines produced a series of new phenylated poly(naphthoylenebenzimidazoles)
easily soluble in N-methylpyrrolidone, DMF, DMSO, THF, and chloroform. All
the synthesized polymers were amorphous; they exhibited excellent thermal
and thermooxidative stability. Films possessing pronounced fluorescent prop
erties were cast from polymer solutions.